The Relationship Between Autism Spectrum Disorder & Selective Mutism
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Promoting a better understanding of Selective Mutism and its relationship to Autistic Spectrum Disorder
IRAS ID
312984
Contact name
Shirley Landrock-White
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Selective Mutismm Information & Research Association
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 2 months, 23 days
Research summary
A number of schools will be invited & recruited to this research. The SENDCo of each consenting school will be asked to note the numbers and sex of all students in years 8, 9 & 10 and also the number of students with a diagnosis of Autism, Selective Mutism, or both in years 8, 9 & 10.These statistics will be sent anonymously to the research team.
After this, both the SENDCo & teachers will be asked to watch a training video on the presentation of Selective Mutism. The SENDCo will be asked to send an information sheet to all parents/carers of children in years 8, 9 & 10 who have a diagnosis of Autism, Selective Mutism or whom are identified by the teachers as possibly having Selective Mutism traits.
Parents/carers of all identified young people will be asked to opt in to this study. Once they have contacted the research team to opt in, they will be sent via post/ email a consent form for themselves, an information sheet for the young person in their care and a consent form for said young person. They will be asked to complete this paper work and return this to the research team.
Once consent has been received from both parent/carer and young person then the SENDCo/teacher will be asked to administer the School Speech Questionnaire to study participants. The first questionnaire will be followed up with the revised Selective Mutism Questionnaire, completed by parents/carers.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/YH/0105
Date of REC Opinion
25 May 2022
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion